§31A-8-1. Hearings before commissioner or hearing examiner;
procedure, etc.
(a) Any person who is adversely affected by any order,
demand, action, refusal, failure to act, denial or requirement of
the commissioner (other than the promulgation of rules and
regulations which promulgation shall be in accordance with the
provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code)
shall be entitled to a hearing thereon before the commissioner or
a hearing examiner appointed by him, if such person files with
the commissioner a written demand for such hearing within ten
days after receiving written notice of such order, demand,
action, refusal, failure to act, denial or requirement or within
ten days after receiving knowledge thereof through the
application or implementation thereof or by any other means,
whichever event shall first occur.

(b) Upon receipt of a demand for such hearing the
commissioner shall set a time and place therefor not less than
ten and not more than thirty days thereafter. Said hearing may
be continued by the commissioner upon his own motion or for good
cause shown by the person demanding the same.

(c) All of the pertinent provisions of article five, chapter
twenty-nine-a of this code shall apply to and govern the hearing
and the administrative procedures in connection with and
following such hearing.

(d) Any such hearings shall be conducted by the commissioner
or a hearing examiner appointed by him. For the purpose of
conducting such hearings the commissioner or such hearing examiner shall have the power and authority to issue subpoenas
and subpoenas duces tecum which shall be issued and served within
the time, for the fees and shall be enforced and governed as
provided in section one, article five of said chapter twenty-nine-a.

(e) The person demanding such hearing may represent himself
thereat or be represented by an attorney at law admitted to
practice before any circuit court of this state.

(f) After any such hearing and consideration of all of the
testimony, evidence and record in the case, the commissioner
shall render his decision in writing affirming, modifying or
reversing the order, demand, action, refusal, failure to act,
denial or requirement with respect to which such hearing was
demanded, which decision shall be accompanied by findings of fact
and conclusions of law as specified in section three, article
five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, and a copy of such
decision and accompanying findings and conclusions shall be
served upon the person demanding such hearing, and his attorney
of record, if any.